Rating Broadway Limited Imports fantasy schemes part 2

For those who haven't read part 1, Broadway Limited is a model railroad company that models in HO and N scale. Like Lionel, the company has some fantasy schemes of steam engines and diesels. Are these fantasy schemes worth worth picking up, or should they be kept on the shelves collecting dust. Like Last time I will be doing 5 steam engines and 5 diesels. 

Steam engines: 

UP Early Challenger, Ornate 1800s 

This is a fantasy scheme that's out there, but at the same time still looks nice. I'd love to run this train in a Christmas village or old west village, though I wouldn't be surprised if my miniature people would be shocked and even somewhat scared at the giant train rolling through their town. 

Rating: A+ 

GS-4 Western Pacific Heritage Paint Scheme

Maybe it's because the Southern Pacific has been coated in different paint schemes before (and decorated for Christmas), but this scheme doesn't seem that bad to me. It's more nicer looking then the Golden State one, and something I can see the Southern Pacific rolling out in one day. 

Rating: A 

ATSF Class 4-6-4 Ornate 1870's. 

Like the UP scheme, this one just looks really nice. I don't know if Broadway is planning on doing anymore Ornate schemes in the future, but I hope they consider it. 

Rating A+ 

C&NW 4-6-2 Silver Meteor 

As much as I don't want fantasy schemes to go too out there, I also don't want them to play it too safe. Sorry Broadway but I'm not really feeling this one. It looks a little too similar to the 4-6-2's regular paint scheme in my opinion, and doesn't really bring anything new to the table. Having said that if there's anyone who models the Seaboard railway and wants this, I'd recommend it. 

Rating C- 

Big Boy 49er 

Look UP, I understand painting trains probably cost a good amount of money, but please let the Big Boy wear this paint scheme in real life. It's vastly different from the Big Boy's usual mostly black paint scheme, but at the same time works with it's Orange and red colors. Now if someone out there could release San Francisco 49er box cars and cabooses, we'd be in business. 

Rating A+ 

Diesels 

EMD GP20 Amtrack Scheme 

File this under the "looks like it could be real" folder. That aside the EMD just looks really good in the Amtrack scheme, probably helped by the fact that Amtrack has had plenty of diesels sporting their colors before switching over to electric. 

Rating: A

GE Loewy NCL fantasy scheme 

While not my cup of  tea, I don't want to be too hard on this scheme. Like the Amtrack scheme from above, I feel it's something that we could have seen in real life, and I do like the slogan on the side that reads "Main street of the northeast." 

Rating: B

EMD GP30 US Army 

You guys have my permission to lash this engine up with the U.S air force fantasy scheme I did in the last blog. Like I said, I'm a big fan of patriotic paint schemes, and I wouldn't mind seeing an EMD in this scheme. 

Rating: A

EMD GP20 New York Central 

Like it's Amtrack scheme, this is a scheme that I can see in real life. That and I will admit that I have a soft spot for the NYC's lightning stripe scheme. 

Rating: A

GE ES44AC Burlington Northern 

A little too much silver for me. 

Rating: C 

What were your favorite fantasy paint schemes? Comment below and let me know your thoughts.